Knockdown burial casket



Dec.1'4,1926. 1,610,781

. F. E. HOLLINS KNocKDowN BURIAL GASKET Filed om. 51', 1925 Patente-dDec. 1d, 19d@ KNOCKDOWLT BURIAL GASKET.

Application led Gotober 31, 1925.

This inveutieu relates to burial oaskets including separably connectedmembers, adapt1 ed to be compactly stored for shipment, and convenientlyset up or assembled, to form 5 au operative casket.

T he invention is embodied in the improvements hereinafter described andclaimed, on caskets ot' this character, and particularly that disclosedby my Patent No. 1,373,730,

i dated April 5, 1921.

The chief object oi" the present invent-ion is to provide a simpliiiedconstruction including members adapted to be assembled more quickly andconveniently than heretofore, to

l be packed in a relatively small space for shipment, and to constitute,when assembled,

a casket including obliquely arranged corner members imparting to theend portions ot the casket a polygonal torni, so that the casket is, .ineii'ect, an elongated Octagon.

@t the accompanying drawings forming a part ot Jrhis specification,"

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a .casket embodying the invention,without a cover.

Figure 2 is a sectionon line 2-2 ot Fignre 1.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3MB ot' Fig ure .1.

Figure l shows in perspective, a portion ot" the bottom member.

lligure. 5 is an enlargement of a portion of' Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5 omitting the corner member.

Figure '7 shows separately the corner members as shown by Figure 5.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the cor4 ner member, looking` towardits inner side.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary section on line 9-9 of Figure 5.

Figure 10 is a view similar to Figure 5, showing a modication.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of thefigures.

The bottom member 12 of my improved casket, a portion ot which is shownsepa- .rately by Figure e, is oblong, and has longitudinal edge faces13, transverse edge 'faces 111, and oblique edge faces 15, at the tourcorners of the member.

he casket includes longitudinal side members 16, which are shorter thanthe length ot the bottom member, and transverse end members 1'?, whichare sliortertlian the width ot the bottom member'. Said side and endmem1 bers are provided with bevelled end faces 18 Serial No. 65,980.

(Figure 6) which are 'flush with the oblique laces 15, and constitutetherewith oblique seats tor the corner members 19 hereinafter described.

The bottom member 12 and the side and end .members 16 and 17 areprovided with complementa] coupling parts., as in the casket disclosedby my above-mentioned patent. rllhe coupling parts on the bottom memberare disks 20, secured by screws 21 (Figure 9) to the bottom member. Thecoupling parts on the side and end members are channeled reinforcingstrips 22, attached by screws 9.3 to said members and located .inrecesses therein, tbe arrangement being such that the strips 22 Varcengageable with the disks 2O by longitudinal sliding movements otI theside and end members, as more fully described insaid patent. l/Vhen saidcoupling parts are interengaged, the side and end members project upwardfrom the. bot tom member, and the end faces 18 oit' the side members arespaced by the oblique edge faces 15 from the end faces 18 of the endmembers, as indicated by Figure 6, said faces 15 and 18 forming obliqueseats for the cornerI members, as above stated.

The corner members 19 are formed to bear on said seats and cover tbespaces between the side andV end members, as shown by Figures 2 and 5,the corner members being oblique to the side and end members.

The corner members 19 are provided with metal ears 25, formed to overlapthe inner sides of the side and end members, .said ears being preferablythe outwardly bent ends of metal strips 26, attached by screws 27 to thecorner members. The arrangement ot the ears 25 is such that when theside and end members are connected by the described coupling parts withthe bottom member, tlie corner members are movable endwise to position,causing tlie ears to overlap the inner sides of the side and endmembers. The ears `are perforated to receive screws 2S, whereby the earsare attached to the side and end members, as shown by Figure 5.

Each corner member 19 may be made from a single piece of wood having aflat inner side. may also be flat, but is preferably molded to impart anornamental form, as rindicated lby Figures 1 and 8.

The corner membe are adapted to be more quickly and conveniently engagedwith the side and end members, and are more com- The outer side ot thecorner'member lll) pact than Would be the case if the corner memberswere angnlar, as heretofore. The compactness of the corner membersenables the parts of the casket to be packed in a relatively small spacefor shipment.

The corner members 19 may be held against the seats and secured to theside vand end members, by other means, as indica-ted by Figure 10, whichshows metal strips 30, attached by screws 3l to the side and endmembers, and provided with oblique ears 32, overlapping the inner sidesof the corner members and attached to the latter by screws 33.

I claim:

l. A knock-down burial casket comprising an oblong bottom member havinglongitu dinal edge faces, transverse edge faces, and oblique edgey facesat the corners of the member, said longitudinal and transverse facesbeing provided With coupling parts; longitudinal side members andtransverse end members, each having complemental coupling parts slidableinto engagement with the coupling parts on the bottom member, bevelledend faces Which are iush With the oblique edge faces of the bottommember and are spaced apart thereby when the members are assembled, theoblique edge faces of the bottom member and the bevelled end faces ofthe side and end members forming oblique corner seats; and cornermembers formed to bear on said seats and cover the spaces between theside and end members,

and provided with ears formed to overlap the inner sides of the side andend members, ,and adapted to be secured thereto, the corner membersbeing oblique to the side and end members, the arrangement being suchthat the corner members are movable endvvise to position, causing saidears to overlap the side and end members.

2. A knock-down burial casketcomprising an oblong bottom member havinglongitudinal edge faces, transverse edge faces, and oblique edge facesat the corners of the member, said longitudinal and transverse facesbeing provided with coupling parts; longitudinal side members andtransverse end members, each having cfomplemental con pling partsslidable into engagement with the couplingparts on the bottom member,bevelled end faces which. are flush with the oblique edge faces of thebottom member and are spaced apart thereby when the members areassembled, the oblique edge faces of the bottom member and the bevelledend faces of the side and end members forming oblique corner seats;corner members formed to bear on said seats and cover the spaces betweenthe side and end members, and confining means connecting' the cornermembers with the side and end members, and adapted to hold the cornermembers against said seats.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

FREDERXCK E. HOLLINS

